16Synonyms found for fraternize

Word Origin & History

fraternize 1610s, "to sympathize as brothers," from Fr. fraterniser, from M.L. fraternizare, from fraternus "brotherly" (see fraternity). Military sense of "cultivate friendship with enemy troops" is from 1897 (used in World War I with reference to the Christmas Truce). Used oddly by World War II armed forces to mean "have sex with women from enemy countries." Related: Fraternizing.

Example Sentences for fraternize

And even now rival baseball players aren't supposed to fraternize behind a batting cage.

Those arrested are believed to either belong to the group or to fraternize with members.

Our soldiers were no sooner inside the lines than the two armies began to fraternize.

Social networks and other online meeting places provide a unique way for individuals to meet and fraternize.